http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/pii-pressure-drop/1013623.article http://www.thelawyer.com/pii-pressure-drop/1013623.article The ARP is on its way out and law firms are becoming more commercial, which should make renewals less fretful Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/event-horizon/1013147.article http://www.thelawyer.com/event-horizon/1013147.article Lawyers and underwriters are getting battle-ready for the new ATE arena as Jackson LJ’s litigation reforms approach Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/spending-wisely/1011641.article http://www.thelawyer.com/spending-wisely/1011641.article Regulation is the overriding issue for in-house insurance lawyers. Our experts examine where they allocate legal spend in a rapidly changing environment Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/easy-as-pii/1009524.article http://www.thelawyer.com/easy-as-pii/1009524.article The PI insurance market is in a transitional phase, with new entrants heralding better times for smaller practices and fewer firms ending up in the assigned risks pool. By Martin Hall Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-lawyer-uk-200-preview-insurance-upstarts-force-pace-of-change/1008937.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-lawyer-uk-200-preview-insurance-upstarts-force-pace-of-change/1008937.article Volume houses are driving the delivery of legal services, says Katy Dowell Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/bitter-aftertaste/1008462.article http://www.thelawyer.com/bitter-aftertaste/1008462.article After-the-event insurance is changing, and it is the smaller cases that will suffer the most. Sun, 3 Jul 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/when-in-rome/1004170.article http://www.thelawyer.com/when-in-rome/1004170.article New Europe-wide regulations to harmonise non-contractual obligation laws have had the opposite affect, says Paula Jefferson and Sarah Wright Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:40 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/path-of-redemption/1004150.article http://www.thelawyer.com/path-of-redemption/1004150.article Every time a defective product is recalled, the company responsible must follow a long, meticulous and costly process of expiation. By James Stanbury Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/riot-act/1001739.article http://www.thelawyer.com/riot-act/1001739.article A riot at a detention centre has resulted in a clearer definition of ‘damages’ in public liability cases, says Richard Mattick Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:36 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firm-endurance/1001620.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firm-endurance/1001620.article A raft of changes are hitting the insurance market, but what do they all mean for law firms? Dan Cutts explains. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:57 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-bigger-the-better/1001609.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-bigger-the-better/1001609.article Professional indemnity insurance in the coming year will likely be more of a headache for the smaller firms, but the bigger players should have an easier time of it, says Sandra Neilson-Moore Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/insurance-special-report-standard-bearers/1000410.article http://www.thelawyer.com/insurance-special-report-standard-bearers/1000410.article The stormy economic conditions will prove a tough test for reforms intended to improve insurance contract certainty and overall standards. By Paul Wordley and Graham Denny Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/insurance-special-report-home-guard/1000409.article http://www.thelawyer.com/insurance-special-report-home-guard/1000409.article Can we expect a rash of major directors’ and officers’ claims to hit the UK? asks John Turnbull Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/special-reports-banking-and-shipping/137013.article http://www.thelawyer.com/special-reports-banking-and-shipping/137013.article The crisis among financial institutions has created a dearth of groundbreaking and unique work for banking and finance lawyers, much of it coming from the regulators. Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:55 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/hill-dickinson-celebrates-maersks-liverpool-relocation/136777.article http://www.thelawyer.com/hill-dickinson-celebrates-maersks-liverpool-relocation/136777.article Hill Dickinson celebrates Maersk’s Liverpool relocation" /Maersk Line, the shipping company and division of the AP Moller-Maersk Group, announced last week that it will shift its UK headquarters from London to Liverpool later this year. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/beresfords-reputation-left-in-tatters-as-miners-compensation-duo-are-struck-off/136083.article http://www.thelawyer.com/beresfords-reputation-left-in-tatters-as-miners-compensation-duo-are-struck-off/136083.article Beresfords Solicitors partner Jim Beresford has been struck off along with his colleague Douglas Smith after all but three of 11 allegations of professional misconduct against them were upheld by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:52 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/camerons-insurance-switch-timely-change-or-risky-business/135624.article http://www.thelawyer.com/camerons-insurance-switch-timely-change-or-risky-business/135624.article CMS Cameron McKenna has taken a leap of faith in its decision to relaunch its insurance practice with a focus on ­contentious work, as revealed by The Lawyer last week (3 November). Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:43 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-health-team-decamps-to-beachcroft/135357.article http://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-health-team-decamps-to-beachcroft/135357.article Eversheds health team decamps to Beachcroft" /Beachcroft has taken an 11-lawyer clinical negligence team from Eversheds in a bid to become the ­leading healthcare practice in England and Wales. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:47 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/focus-kennedys/134684.article http://www.thelawyer.com/focus-kennedys/134684.article Kennedys senior partner Nick Thomas has been quick off the mark to react to insurer clients’ demands with a series of takeovers. And he predicts further consolidation to come in the sector Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:58 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/come-to-london-stay-in-london/134411.article http://www.thelawyer.com/come-to-london-stay-in-london/134411.article The Court of Appeal precludes escape from narrow vacatur grounds available under the English Arbitration Act 1996 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:34 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/a-proposal-for-reform-or-non-event/134071.article http://www.thelawyer.com/a-proposal-for-reform-or-non-event/134071.article The purpose of the Ministry of Justice reviewing the personal injury process was because the opinion from both insurers and lawyers alike was that the current process was cumbersome, complex and too costly. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:20 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/done-and-dusted/134065.article http://www.thelawyer.com/done-and-dusted/134065.article With the High Court currently deliberating over the point at which employers – and their insurers – become liable for asbestos claims, the contract law rulebook could well be rewritten. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:36 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/not-in-our-names/134063.article http://www.thelawyer.com/not-in-our-names/134063.article The Court of Appeal’s recent ruling in Tyco v Rolls-Royce means parties to joint-names or composite insurance would do well to insist that the issue of waiver of subrogation is dealt with when contracts are being drawn up. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:33 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/heads-in-the-sand/134062.article http://www.thelawyer.com/heads-in-the-sand/134062.article Claims that the insurance industry can somehow sidestep the meltdown of the US financial market are wide of the mark, say Linda Dakin-Grimm and Patty Quilizapa Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:31 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/special-report-insurance/134061.article http://www.thelawyer.com/special-report-insurance/134061.article Insurers everywhere are bracing themselves for an upsurge in claims as the global economy slides into recession. And this when the UK insurance market is experiencing some fundamental changes relating to how it handles claims. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:30 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-mortgage-fraud/133905.article http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-mortgage-fraud/133905.article In the field of professional liability, mortgage fraud and claims against professionals arising from it remain the topics of the moment. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:52 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-troubled-indemnity/133857.article http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-troubled-indemnity/133857.article Competition among insurers for legal firms’ business has rarely been fiercer, but the pressure this is putting on underwriters’ rates means some will soon have to walk away from the professional indemnity insurance market altogether, warns Steve Holland Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:48 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-getting-well-soon/133856.article http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-getting-well-soon/133856.article Changes to the way the medical profession is regulated are being brought in for good reasons – but concerns about how they will be implemented still remain. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:45 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-an-uncivil-action/133855.article http://www.thelawyer.com/professional-negligence-an-uncivil-action/133855.article A forthcoming Lords decision in the case of Moore Stephens v Stone & Rolls could well see auditors better protected from spurious claims. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:42 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/current-economic-conditions-in-the-shipping-finance-market/133760.article http://www.thelawyer.com/current-economic-conditions-in-the-shipping-finance-market/133760.article The shipping and ship finance markets have always seen strong cyclicality - but for once the current driver for change is not from the shipping market itself, but in the financial market with the banking liquidity crisis which originated in the US sub-prime housing market. So, what can an owner expect if it approaches its banks for finance for a ship right now? The most obvious message is that it is going to cost the owner more and it is unlikely to be able to borrow so much. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:24 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/spains-ship-finance-market-special-rules-on-finance-leases/133759.article http://www.thelawyer.com/spains-ship-finance-market-special-rules-on-finance-leases/133759.article Despite the international market’s uncertainty and volatility, the ship finance market in Spain is still experiencing rapid and steady growth. This is largely due to growing interest in the field from banks that have been traditionally wary of the sector. These banks, which often restricted their participation in ship ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/sea-change/133738.article http://www.thelawyer.com/sea-change/133738.article New rules governing the transportation of goods by sea have been drawn up by the UN. Graham Kershaw looks at what the new convention could mean for goods traders, carriers and shippers Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:38 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/class-conscious/132915.article http://www.thelawyer.com/class-conscious/132915.article One of the areas most likely to see the introduction of new forms of collective claim is the field of antitrust damages claims. On 2 April the European Commission published a white paper setting out concrete proposals to make antitrust damages claims easier to bring. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) also published its own recommendations to the UK Government on this topic at the end of last year. An important part of both proposals are changes designed to introduce more effective forms ... Wed, 21 May 2008 17:36 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/gift-aid/132876.article http://www.thelawyer.com/gift-aid/132876.article Organ donation is in the spotlight as the effects of the Human Tissue Act start to appear. Julie Austin reports on how the law has changed since the Nationwide Retained Organs Group litigation Mon, 19 May 2008 20:09 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/personal-injury/132877.article http://www.thelawyer.com/personal-injury/132877.article In May 2007, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) published a set of proposals aimed at radically overhauling the UK's personal injury (PI) system. It aimed to introduce a raft of measures designed to speed up the process with the aim of cutting costs and improving access to justice for both claimants and defendants. Mon, 19 May 2008 20:08 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-waiting-game/132878.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-waiting-game/132878.article The Ministry of Justice keeps delaying its response to proposals to change the personal injury system, causing massive disruption to law firms. Four lawyers from opposing sides share their concerns Mon, 19 May 2008 20:07 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clinical-negligence/132875.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clinical-negligence/132875.article Clinical negligence is an emotive subject. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:10 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/brokers-beware/132116.article http://www.thelawyer.com/brokers-beware/132116.article Brokers must take notice of strict guidance from the FSA concerning their duty to the client. David Coupe and Rowena Grundy report. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:26 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/time-trials/132221.article http://www.thelawyer.com/time-trials/132221.article The House of Lords decision on historical sexual abuse cases is unlikely to result in a torrent of claims being brought, says Kathy Perrin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:09 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/green-gauge/132222.article http://www.thelawyer.com/green-gauge/132222.article With the UK facing potential action from Europe over failing to implement the Environmental Liability Directive, perhaps now is the time for action rather than consultation. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:08 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/singapore-lures-wests-insurance-heavyweights/131448.article http://www.thelawyer.com/singapore-lures-wests-insurance-heavyweights/131448.article In September 2006 the prime minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong urged London's leading insurance figures to look east for investment opportunities. The insurance market has since responded with vigour and Lloyd's of London is thriving in the region. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:04 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/an-uncertain-future/131107.article http://www.thelawyer.com/an-uncertain-future/131107.article Personal injury lawyers now have another deadline. The Ministry of Justice has at last made a statement on the proposed claims process reforms for personal injury claims, following the consultation which closed in July last year. Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:31 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-a-bind/129271.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-a-bind/129271.article Insurers are finally being dragged into line with the rest of the business world, with a consultation paper on contract law set to shake up the industry. Richard Evans and Tom Watkinson report Mon, 8 Oct 2007 00:07 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/trouble-at-the-top/129272.article http://www.thelawyer.com/trouble-at-the-top/129272.article The Companies Act has placed greater weight on directors' liability in shareholder claims. Anthony Menzies reports on how the D&O insurance market is set for a boon Mon, 8 Oct 2007 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/weather-warning/129273.article http://www.thelawyer.com/weather-warning/129273.article Insurers stand to lose more than most if the predictions on climate change hold true. Ashley Prebble and Natalie Perkin report on the industry's response to the scientific evidence Mon, 8 Oct 2007 00:05 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/wheres-your-tax-at/124582.article http://www.thelawyer.com/wheres-your-tax-at/124582.article Cross-border insurance transactions are likely to throw up tax problems. Greg Sinfield and John Young look at how Zurich in particular is addressing the issue Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:11 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/all-accord/124583.article http://www.thelawyer.com/all-accord/124583.article Insurers and reinsurers across the EU await the forthcoming Solvency II regime with bated breath. Martin Mankabady reports Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:10 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/playing-the-claim/124584.article http://www.thelawyer.com/playing-the-claim/124584.article A forthcoming review of the whole personal injury claims system can help eradicate false claims and make the whole process more consensual. Lea Brocklebank reports Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:09 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/dream-scheme/111900.article http://www.thelawyer.com/dream-scheme/111900.article Solvent schemes of arrangement and other exit strategies are helping to keep London at the head of the insurance market, say Ian McKenna and Richard Gregorian Mon, 13 Sep 2004 05:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/blasts-from-the-past/111899.article http://www.thelawyer.com/blasts-from-the-past/111899.article With the removal of barristers’ immunity from negligence actions, a raft of claims was predicted. But as John Bennett reports, this has not transpired Mon, 13 Sep 2004 05:18 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/sac-race/111898.article http://www.thelawyer.com/sac-race/111898.article The development of public legislation relating to segregated accounts companies is proving beneficial to the insurance market in Bermuda. Neil Horner reports Mon, 13 Sep 2004 05:14 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/free-trade/110615.article http://www.thelawyer.com/free-trade/110615.article Despite two years of a hard insurance market and rising professional indemnity premiums, Trevor Moss argues that law firms are better off in the open market than under SIF Mon, 28 Jun 2004 06:11 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/have-a-go-henriettas/110319.article http://www.thelawyer.com/have-a-go-henriettas/110319.article A recent industry report has rubbished the idea of a compensation culture, but with businesses being put under increasing pressure from insurance premiums, who can identify where the real problems lie? Jon Robins reports Mon, 7 Jun 2004 05:34 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/covering-costs/110001.article http://www.thelawyer.com/covering-costs/110001.article Professional indemnity cover is continuing to rise to astronomic proportions. Lynne Abess reports on how partnerships are responding Mon, 17 May 2004 04:38 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house-sector-focus-brave-new-world/109556.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house-sector-focus-brave-new-world/109556.article London’s insurance market is having to adapt to survive. Jodi Bartle speaks to the top in-house lawyers working in the sector Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:17 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/reaction-time/109474.article http://www.thelawyer.com/reaction-time/109474.article The repercussions of 11 September are still being felt by the insurance industry, which is making some important changes. Marian Boyle reports Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:42 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/exchange-rate/109473.article http://www.thelawyer.com/exchange-rate/109473.article The downgrading of many top reinsurance companies by ratings agencies has raised a number of serious questions. Simon Kilgour reports Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:38 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/safe-keeping/109471.article http://www.thelawyer.com/safe-keeping/109471.article When the value of a company’s intangible assets is sky high, insurance to cover any losses is essential. Matthew Hogg reports Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/trouble-for-the-top/109469.article http://www.thelawyer.com/trouble-for-the-top/109469.article The regulatory spotlight has now fallen on senior management in the insurance sector, which should beware of the FSA. By Nigel Davenport Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:27 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/picking-the-rock/107727.article http://www.thelawyer.com/picking-the-rock/107727.article The benefits of EU membership, a flexible tax system and grass roots support is seeing the insurance industry flourish in Gibraltar. Brendan Murphy and Nick Keeling report Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:56 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-bermuda-angle/107724.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-bermuda-angle/107724.article Benjamin Dyer reports on financing alternatives for Bermuda captives Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:28 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-main-event/106996.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-main-event/106996.article What is the difference between an 'event' and an 'occurrence'? Charles Bending reports on recent insurance cases that have tried to clear up the debate Mon, 22 Sep 2003 16:53 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/liar-liar/106994.article http://www.thelawyer.com/liar-liar/106994.article Should fraudulent insureds lose the legitimate part of their claim or just the inflated part? Alison Hart reports on the diminishing duty of good faith within the insurance market Mon, 22 Sep 2003 16:52 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-middle-man/106992.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-middle-man/106992.article In response to the Insurance Mediation Directive, the FSA is slapping yet more regulations on insurance intermediaries. Maria Ross discusses the implications Mon, 22 Sep 2003 16:50 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-social-worker/95392.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-social-worker/95392.article LeBoeuf's James Johnson loves the London life but after six years he is looking forward to returning to New York, despite the different working style Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/the-butcher-boy/101411.article http://www.thelawyer.com/the-butcher-boy/101411.article Hextall Erskine senior partner John Bundy fell into law by accident. But the chance stops there- purposefulness has been his driving force ever since Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:00 GMT